So, I happen to have friends that live in Lakewood, and from the sound of it, you just might live in a different Lakewood than them. Lakewood is economically similar to the majority of other suburbs of the major Ohio cities, and seeing as I also live in one of those suburbs, I can assure you that you’re lucky to be paying what you’re paying in rent, even for a studio apartment.
To sum up: You are paying less than the average rent in a city where the average rent is lower than 40% of the rest of the country and lying about the average wage in order to make it look like this is normal.
It took a very small amount of my time to look this up.
My rent is $500 less than whatever metric you’re using, but our local ecconomy is also lowers than yours.
Average wage here is 10/hr for a factory job. I’ve heard some places like Seattle make $20/hr just working at starbucks.
And keep in mind my rent is basically 1 room.
So, I happen to have friends that live in Lakewood, and from the sound of it, you just might live in a different Lakewood than them. Lakewood is economically similar to the majority of other suburbs of the major Ohio cities, and seeing as I also live in one of those suburbs, I can assure you that you’re lucky to be paying what you’re paying in rent, even for a studio apartment.
The problem with lying about things on the internet is that people can check.
https://www.talent.com/salary?job=&location=lakewood%2C+oh
https://www.apartments.com/rent-market-trends/lakewood-oh/
To sum up: You are paying less than the average rent in a city where the average rent is lower than 40% of the rest of the country and lying about the average wage in order to make it look like this is normal.
It took a very small amount of my time to look this up.
Be better.